Virginia

Legislation*

*legislation that was introduced and not passed

2007

VA H.B. 2949 - Introduced January 10, 2007*

This Virginia bill proposed requiring health insurance plans to cover Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for various cancers, including breast, brain, prostate, lung, bladder, pancreatic, and head and neck cancers. The bill explicitly included coverage for tumors requiring extremely high precision to spare surrounding normal tissue. The proposed law emphasized access in medically underserved areas and standardized patient cost-sharing for this advanced treatment.